Minister of Finance asserted that more than 23,000 guests are expected to attend the 2018 International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Group (WBG) Annual Meetings to be held in Bali, on 8-14 October 2018. Therefore, the Minister is optimistic the event to bring positive economic impacts, not only for Bali, but also the whole country. “We […]

President Joko ”Jokowi” Widodo said that post-quake relief efforts in Palu and Central Sulawesi Province are progressing in accordance with the plan. “I see everything is going well, including the evacuation, and the heavy equipments have entered Balaroa,” President Jokowi told reporters when visiting disaster-affected area at Petobo Village, South Palu District, Palu, Central Sulawesi, […]

Relief efforts in quake-hit Palu and the surrounding areas in Central Sulawesi province are still in the evacuation stage, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “We are now still carrying out the evacuation process, including here at Roa-roa Hotel, where 30 people are still allegedly trapped under the rubble,” the President said on Wednesday (3/10) […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Wednesday (3/10) morning, departed to Palu, Central Sulawesi to directly monitor the rescue and recovery efforts in the-quake-and-tsunami-struck areas. Using the Air Force Boeing 737-400 aircraft, the President and his entourage departed from the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, at 07:00 am Western Indonesian Time. Deputy for Protocols, Press […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed hope that the 2018 International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Annual Meeting in Bali can promote Indonesia on the international stage. “I want this event can put Indonesia in the global spotlight, be it by showcasing our economy, our leading products in the global market, our country as an investment destination, […]

Following the depreciation of Rupiah, which has weakened to more than Rp15,000 per US Dollar, Ministry of Finance, central bank Bank Indonesia (BI), and Coordinating Ministry for the Economy will continue to  monitor the situation, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani has said. “The new development will certainly be responded to by economic players,” Sri Mulyani […]

The Government is taking measures to ease the burden of the affected residents in the earthquake and the tsunami that hit a number of regions in Central Sulawesi province, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto has said.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed his Cabinet and the Indonesia Asian Para Games Organizing Committee (INAPGOC) to organize the 2018 Asian Para Games as successfully as the 2018 Asian Games, which was held on 18 August – 2 September. “I have instructed the INAPGOC, ministers, and head of institutions who are responsible in the […]

On the other side of his introduction at a Limited Meeting on Rescue and Recovery Efforts at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Tuesday (2/10), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo confirmed that Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto has coordinated the post-quake efforts  in Palu, Donggala, Sigi, and Parigi Moutong, Central Sulawesi province. “The coordination […]

The Government has decided on four priorities in the rescue and recovery efforts following the earthquake and the tsunami that hit Palu and Donggala on Friday (28/9). According to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the first priority is finding and rescuing victims. Therefore, the President has instructed Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), […]